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Reference Library
by August
A great resource, linking to more of August's well written, comprehensive dispatches.
List of Stuff I’ve Made.
by Dumpsterz
Dumpsterz has been putting together some great "How to" guides about customising your nation - flags, banners etc.
A Collection of Interesting Dispatches
by Chava Cal
NationStates FAQ
Official NationStates resource
Beginner's Guide to NationStates!
by West zamunda
This is the first new beginners guide I've seen after the launch of Frontiers. I've only glanced through it, but it seems well written and constructed.
How to NationStates: The Comprehensive Guide (for noobs)
by His Excellency
New to NS? Read this!
by United russoasia
The Survival Guide to NationStates
by Yy4u
NationStates Encyclopedia
by August
A glossary of NS jargon
How to start a nation with any WA classification
by Vivolkha
Not strictly to do with Issues, but will affect your nation stats!
Got Issues?
The forum for issues. Sneak a peak at the options for existing issues. Report unusual effects. Help fix issues with issues. Or help write a new one.
NationStates issue results
by Trotterdam
Want to know what an option will do before you choose it? Well, now you can.
NationStates Banners
by Mediobogdum
ACTUAL List of Banner Locations
by The sakhalinsk empire
NationStates Policies
by Llorens
NationStates Policies
by Trotterdam
Which issue answers add or remove policies?
The Complete List of NSCodes
by Testlandia
How to Write a Dispatch
by Testlandia
Formating code
by New fakeland
The Friendly Wormfodder Deliverer's Guide to Tables and Flipping them (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ︵ ┻━┻
by Wormfodder delivery
Macros in factbooks! All the codes!
by Noahs Second Country
NSC's guide to coloring dispatches!
by Noahs Second Country
A Guide on How to Put Pictures In The Factbooks
by The democratic nation of unovia
How to Copy a Disptach
by Freedom planita 2
The Comprehensive Guide to NationStates Cards
by The Northern Light
(There are additional links in the header of the page which are worth exploring too)
Wrong way to play?
The original post in this thread is a specific question, but the thread goes on to give various views on what is acceptable behaviour.
The North Pacific Card Market Watch (out of date)
by The Northern Light
Card queries page
by Kractero
Allows searches on the official XML card list
SherpDaWerp's Puppet Checker - Easily Manage Card Farms!
by SherpDaWerp
See how many issues, card packs, bank, and deck value your puppets have
Card Management Queue Tool
by Anozia
The Auction That Lasted Forever
by Noahs Second Country
Why and How to Join the World Assembly (and other Frequently Asked Questions)
by Europeian WA Headquarters
So You Want To Write A Resolution?
by Damanucus
So, ‘You say you want a Resolution’ : A beginners’ guide to writing GA proposals
by Bears Armed Mission
Probably not useful, but I think interesting:
Against Security Council Statement
by Mikeswill
The Commended and Condemned
by Whole india
Raiding and Defending
(See also Technical and Tools)
Detagging a Region
by We Are Not the NSA
So you've been invaded…
by Consular
Basics of Military Gameplay
by August
About Influence
by August
Hobbes' Handy Guide to Military (R/D) Gameplay.
by Hobbesistan
Complete Guide to Military Gameplay
by King Nephmir II
Detailed Raiding Guide
by Snezzy
The Predator Scandal
by The predator scandal
What Is Defending?
by Imperial rivercorps armada 2nd fleet
Thou Shalt Not Retag: 10 Commandments of Detagging
by Union of kiwi socialists
Roleplay 101
by Damanucus
Roleplay for Dummies (and other useful things)
by Diogott
How Roleplays Die: A Detailed Explanation on the Nature of Thread Death in Portal to the Multiverse
by Finland ssr
How To Write an RP News Post
by Imperialist sweden
Worldbuilding resources for fun and profit
by Vrnallia
How To Build A Region
Forum thread by Consular
Branding, Advertising, and Recruitment
by All Wild Things
Region Building (radio show discussion)
by Ambrella and King HEM
Regional founder Discord server
Read the forum post before joining the server.
How to Write a Basic Constitution: A Beginner's Guide
by Prybourne
Basic Security Checks
by All Wild Things
How to add your own map!
by Broken Edge
General
Useful NS Sites and Utilities
by Nullarni
RMB Search patterns
by Testlandia
Flags
So You Want to Make a Flag?
by The xolbarian opposition
Flag Makers/Requests II
Gameplay forum thread
Maps
Map Making Guide For Beginners
by Aeyariss
Coding
NationStates API (nationdata/regiondata)
The main forum thread about the API
NationStates API Documentation
The documentation on the API
NationStates API for Python
by The United Island Tribes
Bots
AugustinAndroid RMB bot
by August
AugustinAndroid NS-based Discord bot
by August
NationCogs - a module for the Red Discord bot
by Darcania
(Take note of this update before installing)
Puppet Management
nslogin-web (web app to log into/restore nations)
by Auralia
(web-based app, ready to go)
PuppetMaster Login Script
by Wolfram and Hart
(Copy & paste JavaScript to get set up)
Sleeping Beauty
by Wolfram and Hart
This script answers issues for your puppets. Copy & paste JavaScript to get set up.
Cards
SherpDaWerp's Puppet Checker - Easily Manage Card Farms!
by SherpDaWerp
See how many issues, card packs, bank, and deck value your puppets have
Card Management Queue Tool
by Anozia
Telegrams
*THE* Simple Guide to Sending Telegrams via API
by Ever-Wandering Souls
Gameplay
Spyglass - Open Source Region Timesheet Generator
by Spyglass development team
Spyglass generates Excel Spreadsheets that can be used to predict the update time of a NationStates region, usually to coordinate an invasion, liberation, or other military gameplay action.
puppet-manager
by Sweeze
"trynna make prepping a bit less burnout prone by making it braindead simple maybe some other things too idk"
Delegate endorsement checking script
by Merni
See also this resource:
NS History Repository
by Libertia-Columbia
NS History: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers!
Forum thread
The Compendium: The Nationstates History Book
by Lavenza
The Anatomy of the Coup: How Francos Spain Won (How did Francos Spain take over the Pacific?)
by Unibot III
Anatomy of the Coup II: Attack of the Puppets (The Invasion of the North Pacific)
by Unibot III
Anatomy of the Coup III: TEP, the Early Days
by Unibot III
Something Stirs: The History of Early Balder & Osiris
by Unibot III
The History of Abydos
by Qon
(The history is embedded in the linked dispatch. Scroll down and you'll find it.)
The Refound of Australia
by Mcmasterdonia representative
The History of The Black Hawks
by TBH Commander
A History of Boston
by All Wild Things
The Story of Christmas
by All Wild Things
Reflections on the Confederation of Corrupt Dictators
by ShrewLlamaLand
The History of the DEN
by General knot
History of Gay
by Lgbt equality
The History of Hell
by The Stalker
The Mountains to the East
by All Wild Things
A Warzone history, through Dispatches
by Domais
History of the Delegacy of The West Pacific
by All Good People
NS Gameplay History - Updated 24/1-2014
by Ananke II
NS History Resources
by All Wild Things
This may be my favourite:
All You Need to Know About NationStates Arguments
by Ovybia
"Everyone I Don't Like is Hitler", A Child's Guide to Online Political Discussion
by Schultzhafen
Links to resources for those who feel depressed/suicidal
Keeping NationStates Safe: A Campaign Against Harassment
by New ex patria
The NewsStand
by All Wild Things
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=801528 Food https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1121619 https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1040388 Rps https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=377647 Fractal https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1080933